A lot to be said for a stiff upper lip
Sharing your troubles with students is unprofessional, says Susan Bassnett One of the biggest differences between teaching in a university and teaching in a school is the age of the students. In a...
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Lure high-flyers before they peak
If you want to recruit star researchers, rather than the 'extinct volcano' variety, you need to catch them on their way up, and lure them with a great team and abundant resources, says Harriet Swain...
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I sniff the wind then make the tea
Name: Euan G. Nisbet Age: Able to remember the Coronation (just); and took part in the 1969 Cambridge sit-in. Job: Geology professor at Royal Holloway, University of London. Co-ordinator of the...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I work at quite a small university. I originally felt comfortable with the people I...
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Who's in who's out?
UCLAN Tim Thornton, an academic who applies philosophy and philosophical concepts to treating people with mental illness, has joined the University of Central Lancashire. He said mental illness threw...
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Poll finds good morale
University staff are overwhelmingly satisfied with their pay, work-life balance and career development, according to a contentious report. The report finds that some 87 per cent of managerial and...
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HR heads slow to seek staff views
University personnel managers are less likely to find out how their staff are feeling than those in the private or public sectors, according to the HR Benchmarker Services, writes Phil Baty. The...
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Outrage grows over rector's arrest, official's suicide
A senior official at the centre of a $25 million corruption row at a Turkish university has committed suicide while in custody. And Yücel Askin, the university's rector, who was sharing a prison cell...
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Lettori in court to claim fines
Thirteen foreign-language lecturers at six Italian universities had their day in the European Court of Justice this week to hear how the Italian Government would respond to fines of E309,750 (£208,...
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Science chief quits after PhD scrutiny
Ireland's new science strategy suffered a severe blow this week when the Government's chief science adviser, Barry McSweeney, stood down after the revelation that his PhD was from an unaccredited US...
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Bologna hinders Italian mobility
Changes to Italy's degree system to comply with the Bologna Process of European higher education harmonisation seems to be the chief cause of a drop in international mobility among Italian university...
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Belarusians snub home institutions for degree courses abroad
Students from Belarus are deserting the state-run university system to pursue their studies elsewhere in Europe. This trend is especially evident at the European Humanities University. It was based...
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Fee rise blamed for fall in interest
Universities across ߣߣÊÓƵ have experienced a dramatic drop in the number of applications from students for places in 2006. Increased tuition fees, which came into effect this year, could be a...
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Work experience is exploitative, cry French
French students on work experience are threatening to strike next week, claiming they are exploited by employers who use them as a substitute for paid workers. Most private companies and public...
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Studentloan cuts put on ice
Looking to cut a budget stretched by the Iraq War and the hurricanes in the South, Republicans in the US Congress propose to reduce subsidies to banks that lend money to students for tuition fees....